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Definition of King crab
1. Noun. Meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat.
Exact synonyms: Alaska Crab, Alaska King Crab, Alaskan King Crab
Group relationships: Alaska Crab, Alaska King Crab, Alaskan King Crab, Paralithodes Camtschatica
Generic synonyms: Crab, Crabmeat
Group relationships: Alaska Crab, Alaska King Crab, Alaskan King Crab, Paralithodes Camtschatica
Generic synonyms: Crab, Crabmeat
2. Noun. A large spider crab of Europe.
Exact synonyms: European Spider Crab, Maja Squinado
Generic synonyms: Spider Crab
Group relationships: Genus Maia, Genus Maja, Maia, Maja
Generic synonyms: Spider Crab
Group relationships: Genus Maia, Genus Maja, Maia, Maja
3. Noun. Large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.
Exact synonyms: Alaska Crab, Alaska King Crab, Alaskan King Crab, Paralithodes Camtschatica
Generic synonyms: Crab
Group relationships: Genus Paralithodes, Paralithodes
Terms within: Alaska Crab, Alaska King Crab, Alaskan King Crab
Generic synonyms: Crab
Group relationships: Genus Paralithodes, Paralithodes
Terms within: Alaska Crab, Alaska King Crab, Alaskan King Crab
4. Noun. Large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse.
Exact synonyms: Horseshoe Crab, Limulus Polyphemus, Xiphosurus Polyphemus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Genus Limulus, Limulus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Genus Limulus, Limulus
Definition of King crab
1. Noun. a highly prized crab-like crustacean ¹
2. Noun. (context: poker slang) a king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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